by Ariel Adams "When I first put this Citizen Eco-Drive One watch on my wrist after sizing the bracelet – I had a moment of déjà vu. Suddenly I was much younger, in the college, pre-watch nerd phase of my life, and listening to a then girlfriend’s grandfather proudly showing me his watch. It was easily one of the most memorable “watch” experiences of my early life."

MKTheVintageBloke wrote:The watch looks really nice, but... 2600? For a Citizen quartz? Fuck, no. Not like I don't appreciate the design or the engineering behind the ultra-thin movement, but that price is genuinely obscene.

I glanced at article and I don't see that info (or maybe is not provided) but, think that is the high-end thermocompensated movement Citizen makes and so the pricing...let's not forget that's the retail price , real pricing is always very different.

MKTheVintageBloke wrote:The watch looks really nice, but... 2600? For a Citizen quartz? Fuck, no. Not like I don't appreciate the design or the engineering behind the ultra-thin movement, but that price is genuinely obscene.

I glanced at article and I don't see that info (or maybe is not provided) but, think that is the high-end thermocompensated movement Citizen makes and so the pricing...let's not forget that's the retail price , real pricing is always very different.

It's at the end of the review, on page 2. $2600 is the MSRP on the reviewed version on a bracelet. In the text, there's also a mention of a limited edition priced at $6000 (now that's obscene!).

I agree, that the real prices will differ from that. The moment these watches hit the grey market, and when the online retailers will offer discounts on them, the prices likely won't be as dreadful as the MSRP.

There was a moment in the 1970s, when, for example, a quartz Longines costed more than an Omega Speedmaster, as people were willing to pay more for what back then was a groundbreaking tech novelty, but I'm simply not quite sure, if the same approach will work out well for Citizen now.

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